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Yadkin County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Yadkin County is 167.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 112 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (66), Gas station (mapped facility) (13), Air permit holder (minor source) (12). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 36.1647, -80.6572.

How this county ranks in North Carolina

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Yadkin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	87.1	51.8	1.68xSignificant	76.6 to 98.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.7	30.2	1.68xSignificant	42.7 to 60.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.8	6.2	1.42x	5.1 to 14	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8	5.7	1.4x	4.8 to 12.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.9	18.7	1.39xSignificant	20.4 to 32.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.3	14.5	1.33x	14.1 to 25.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.5	8.7	1.32x	8 to 16.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.5	6.6	1.29x	5.5 to 12.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	15.6 to 28.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.8	143.2	1.17xSignificant	152.6 to 184.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.3	23.8	1.11x	20.1 to 33.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	491.1	453.4	1.08xSignificant	464 to 519.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.8	13	0.98x	7.8 to 19.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	9.1 to 18.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.2	6.6	0.94x	3.5 to 10.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	7 to 15.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.2	18.5	0.82x	10.9 to 20.9	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Yadkin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,329.7	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	91.7	59.8	+53%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.3	6.2	+34%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	120.5	96.9	+24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	43.6	28.6	+53%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.19 per million
Benzene1.06 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

112 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit66
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Solar power plant7
Public airport6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Holcomb Creosote Co, Yadkinville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NCD024900987 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
East Bend Industrial Park Wwtp, East Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,406.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009843553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Booneville Wwtp, Boonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,060.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018699489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Town Of Yadkinville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000540898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Mathis Concrete, Llc, Jonesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071949095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Courtney Elem School, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006710443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mathis Concrete Llc, Jonesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 2864WMTHSC69WIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Starmount High School Wwtp, Boonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006708241 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
East Bend Elementary School Wwtp, East Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009719714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Forbush Elementary School Wwtp, East Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006710452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Forbush High School Wwtp, East Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006797341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Swan Creek, Jonesville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 78A (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lone Hickory, Yadkinville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 80C (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lydall Thermal And Acoustical Group, Hamptonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004039077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
S & J Motor Co Inc Of Yadkin, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006670600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
21 Motors Incorporated, Hamptonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006670619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
K&M Used Auto Parts, Inc., Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006719211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vulcan Construction Materials-Yadkin Quarry, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007117529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Unifi Incorporated Yadkinville, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009851400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Larco Construction Co, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009859439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tarheel Sand #53 Mine, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022563616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rik'S Motor Company Inc, East Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022566597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carl Rose & Sons Ready-Mix Concrete, Inc. - Jonesville Plant, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040948302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Triad Metal Recyclers Llc, Yadkinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045551327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lydech Thermal Acoustical, Inc - Yadkinville, Hamptonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058287820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Yadkin County

North Carolina state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Yadkin County, and their findings.
North Carolina vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
North Carolina health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
North Carolina environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
North Carolina drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

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